Finding Art in Connections through Culture
Rethinking ‘Documentary’ In March 2022, my first film in Jahai premiered on International Day of Forests. The film Lak Wak Tu Neng (Tracking Love) followed my collaboration with indigenous hornbill guardians. I don’t speak Jahai, but I chose it because films in this language are rare. Their story, their language—it felt right. The film breaks away from conventional documentary filmmaking. …
Safeguarding the Central Forest Spine: Trees for the Future
Safeguarding the Central Forest Spine: Trees for the Future Trees for the Future is a multimedia project pitched during an Open Call for forest restoration stories in 4Q2020. The Rainforest Journalism Fund, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, supports this initiative. The Urgent Need for Forest Restoration Peninsular Malaysia once thrived with dense rainforests. However, between 1954 and 2000, 3.5 …
Backyard Rainforests
Backyard Rainforests premiered online on 19th March 2022 for a 4-day screening. It was followed by a 104-minute Q&A session moderated by Lau Joon-Nie, Vice President of the Singapore Press Club and assisted by Norsham Yaakob and Grace Chin together with a few of the interviewees from the film and feature article “Nurturing Rainforests” and the documentary journalist. Synopsis What …